Hawai’i vs Arizona Prediction 8/30/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

The Hawaii Warriors and the Arizona Wildcats meet in week 1 college football action from Arizona Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Hawaii Warriors vs. Arizona Wildcats prediction.

Hawaii Warriors Recap

The Hawaii Warriors come into this game looing to build on their solid start to the year thanks to a 23-20 win over Stanford last time out to improve to 1-0 on the year. After this game, the Warriors will head home for a game against Sam Houston State.

Warriors Walk Off Winners In Opener

Micah Alejado threw for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns on 27 of 39 passing while also rushing for 36 yards on 10 carries. Cam Barfield led the Warriors with 45 rushing yards while Pofele Ashlock had a team-high 9 grabs for 69 yards and a touchdown and Jackson Harris added 6 receptions for 59 yards and a score as well. On defense, Peter Manuma and Jamih Otis each had a team-high 8 total tackles including 6 solo tackles while Manuma added a sack. Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen added an interception as well for the Warriors in the winning effort.

Why the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors will win

• Arizona has lost seven of its last eight games.
• Arizona has failed to cover the spread in seven of its last eight games.
• Hawaii has covered the spread in five of its last six games.

Arizona Wildcats Team Preview

The Arizona Wildcats come into the 2025 season looking to rebound from a disappointing first year under Brent Brennan, finishing 4-8 overall including 2-7 in Big 12 conference play. Noah Fifita is back at QB after taking a step backward in 2024, as he threw for more yardage but his total of INTs doubled from his run in 2023. Ismail Mahdi comes over from Texas State as one of the premier running backs in the portal, running for over 2,300 yards and 14 touchdowns in the Sun Belt last season. Chris Hunter is back in Arizona’s receiving group after logging 323 receiving yards last year and Jeremiah Patterson returns as well to give the Wildcats some depth at receiver. On defense, Dalton Johnson is back after recording a team-high 94 total tackles last year and 5 TFLs, while Taye Brown returns at linebacker after picking up 69 tackles to finish second on Arizona. 

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Hawaii has lost each of its last six road games against non-conference opponents.
• Arizona has won each of its last five home games against non-conference opponents.
• The home team has covered the spread in each of Hawaii’s last four games.
• Hawaii has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six road games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Hawaii’s last nine games against non-conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Each of Arizona’s last eight games against opponents from the Mountain West Conference have gone OVER the total points line.

Hawaii Warriors vs. Arizona Wildcats Prediction

I’m thinking of taking a shot on Hawaii here. This Arizona team still has some continuity at QB, but despite a fair number of mental errors against Stanford, Hawaii still found a way to get it done and I just think this is a case of too many points being given to an Arizona team that’s yet to shake the rust off this season. I do think that Ariona wins this game, but I can see a 31-14 or 31-17 kind of game where Hawaii sneaks in the backdoor for the cover here. Give me Hawaii and the points in this one.